Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Huntington Hall, Fort Valley State University
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Fort Valley State University (1939- )
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Josiah Henson (1789-1883)
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Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins (1849-1908)
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Isiah Lord Thomas III (1961- )

Explore Global African History

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(1967) Milton Obote, “Language and National Identification”
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Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
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Bussa Rebellion (1816)
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Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1985)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Sam Langford: History’s Forgotten Boxer
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Fighting Jim Crow in the 19th Century South: The Untold Story
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Deep Roots Across the Atlantic: Rice and Race in Africa and the Americas
A Gold Washing Technique
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Ladinos and Bozales: A Brief Early History of Africans in Colombia: 1500-1800

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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